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Get Up Stand Up, voted number two on Timeout Magazine’s list of the best comedy open mics in Chicago, debuts at Sanctuary Brewing Company in Hendersonville! Get Up Stand Up South: A Comedy Showcase and Open Mic will take place on the last Wednesday of each month beginning May 25th, 2016 at 8pm. Get Up Stand Up South will feature local Asheville favorite Cary Goff and welcomes stand up comedians, musicians, storytellers, and all those who enjoy comedy for a rollicking night of surprises!
About the Hosts:
Get Up Stand Up South will be hosted by producer Josh Dunkin and local comedian Troy Colbert. After twelve years in the trenches of the Chicago comedy scene, Josh Dunkin and his family relocated to Hendersonville in September of 2015. Josh was co-producer of Laughingstock: The Chicago Comedy Music Festival, a yearly festival for comedy music, now entering it’s fifth year. Josh was also a writer, director, producer, and performer in the long-running, smash-hit Bye Bye Liver: The Drinking Play and has produced shows in cities all over North America including Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Nashville and more. Josh and some fellow comedians began Get Up Stand Up in 2014 at Chicago’s Public House Theatre, where the show continues it’s weekly run to this day.
Troy Colbert is a Hendersonville native who made his triumphant return after years of living all over the south. He has dabbled in politics and comedy and matches a quick wit with a brilliant mind in a relaxed, conversational comedic voice.
About the Venue:
Sanctuary Brewing Company, located in the heart of downtown Hendersonville, is known for it’s amazing craft beers and unabashed dedication to animal rights. Each night, the brewery serves up a rotating list of sixteen handcrafted beers of all styles and imaginings. Get Up Stand Up South is proud to add comedy to Sanctuary’s already stellar lineup of events.
Show Details:
Get Up Stand Up South: A Comedy Showcase and Open Mic
When: Wednesday May 25th, 2016
Open mic sign up at 7:30pm
Showtime at 8pm
Where: Sanctuary Brewing Company
147 First Avenue East
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Tickets: Get Up Stand Up South is a free show.
Website: www.facebook.com/getupstandupsouth/
Please contact Josh Dunkin with any additional questions
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